World War II: The War in the Pacific: Map Activity

Background:
Japan took over large chunks of eastern Asia in the late 1930s. In 1941, Japan attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Then, Japanese forces quickly took over American, British, Dutch, and other territories in Asia and the Western Pacific. Starting in mid-1912, Allied (mostly US) forces began fighting their way back across and up the Pacific towards Japan.

Directions:
Locate and label the Islands and countries listed below

Then, Locate and Label, as well as date the battles, invasions, and other military actions listed below

Next, trace the movements of Allied forces toward Japan. They moved west across the Pacific from Pearl Harbor. They also moved northwest up the Pacific from Eastern Australia.